Which among the following would cause the bright red colur due to bursting of crackers?
- Strontium
- Sodium
- Suphur
- Magnesium
Clouded Leopard National Park is located in which state?
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Uttarakhand
- Sikkim
- Tripura
Explanation:
Clouded Leopard National Park is a national park in the Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura, India. It covers an area of about 5.08 square kilometres.
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Manipur
- Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
The ‘Mile Banche Madhya Pradesh (or Let us read together) programme has been held in all government schools of Madhya Pradesh. As part of the programme, over 1.26 lakh volunteers including MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan besides pensioners, mediapersons, homemakers and other professionals played the role of a ‘teacher’ for a day in government-run schools on February 18, 2017. They read out a portion of any Hindi book. Along with this, they motivate children to read out any portion of their interest from any other book.
What is the theme of the 2017 World Toilet Day (WTD)?
- Wastewater
- Toilets and Nutrition
- Follow the Flush
- Toilets and jobs
Explanation:
The World Toilet Day (WTD) is an official United Nations international observance day to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. It is observed every year on November 19 and the 2017 theme is “Wastewater”.
- RC Dutt
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- DR Gadoil
- Karl Marx
- Takshasila
- Nalanda
- Vikramshila
- Vaishali
Which of the following was used in first generation computers?
- Machine Language
- High Language
- Assembly Language
- None of the above
The growers of which among the following commodities in India are awarded with Prof. K M Chandy Memorial Award in India?
- Coffee
- Coconut
- Rubber
- Cocoa
Explanation:
The Rubber Board of India (located Kottyam, Statutory Body , established by Rubber Act) has decided to honor the best rubber growers with Prof. K M Chandy Memorial Award.
Guru Shikhar Peak is located in which among the following states ?
- Haryana
- Kerala
- Rajasthan
- Bihar
Explanation:
Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range. It rises to an altitude of 5,676 feet (1722 meters). It is 15 km from Mount Abu and a road from there leads almost to the top of the mountain. A cave at the summit contains a temple of Dattatreya, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Islets of langerhans are related to which of the following?
- Calcitonin
- Insulin
- Thyroxine
- None of the above